Tragic Hero Records
| Tragic Hero Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe, Jason Ganthner |
| Distributor(s) | ADA (through East West) |
| Genre | Metalcore, post-hardcore, rock, heavy metal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Raleigh, NC |
| Official website | www |
Tragic Hero Records is an independent record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005[1] to represent the growing metalcore and post-hardcore scene of North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed.[1] Among Tragic Hero's best-known signees are Strawberry Girls and A Skylit Drive, whose most recent album reached No. 64 on the Billboard 200; Alesana, who later signed with Fearless Records, Letlive, who later signed with Epitaph Records, and He Is Legend, who signed with Tragic Hero for their most recent[when?] album after several successful full-lengths on other labels.[2]
Current artists
- Avant Garde
- The Body Rampant
- The Dead Rabbitts
- Dwellings
- Eternal Void
- Invent, Animate
- I Set My Friends On Fire
- Keyes
- Moments Till Fall
- Niights
- The Northern
- Northern Ghost
- Pathways
- Roseview
- Save Us From The Archon
- Set Sights
- SET TO STUN
- Strawberry Girls
- Valleys
- Vesuvius
- Wearing Thin
- Whitney Peyton
Former artists
- Active
- Aethere (Stay Sick Recordings)
- Akissforjersey
- The Artificials (DIY)
- Alesana (Revival Recordings)
- Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
- Chasing Safety (Outerloop Records)
- Crossfaith (Razor & is Tie)
- Earthists.
- ERRA (Sumerian Records)
- Everyone Dies in Utah
- Greeley Estates
- He is Legend (Spinefarm Records)
- Iwrestledabearonce (Artery Recordings)
- Motionless In White (Roadrunner Records)
- PVRIS (Rise Records)
- Scapegoat (Zestone Records)
- Secret Eyes (InVogue Records)
- The Morning Of
- To Speak of Wolves (Solid State Records)
- Sirens and Sailors (Artery Recordings)
- The Young Electric
- Hiatus
- Called To Arms
- Eyes Like Diamonds (Inactive)
- Sky Eats Airplane (Inactive)
- A Skylit Drive
- Telescreen
- This Romantic Tragedy (Inactive)
- We Are Giant (Inactive)
- Disbanded
- A Faylene Sky
- The Afterimage
- Armor For The Broken
- Bad Luck
- Boxbomb
- Confide (band)
- Deathblow
- Delusions
- The Fight Between Frames
- Finch
- Ghost of a Fallen Age
- Graves of Valor
- Illuminate Me
- In Dying Arms(Final tour soon)
- In Other Words
- It's Like Love
- Kelsey and the Chaos
- Knives Exchanging Hands
- Letlive
- Miracle At St. Anna
- My Hero Is Me
- Nevada Rose
- Outlands
- Sleep City
- Us, From Outside
- We Are Defiance
- Wrath and Rapture
- Yearling
- Your Name In Vain
See also
References
- ^ a b Company Profile: Tragic Hero Records. Alternative Press 250 (May 2009), p. 40.
- ^ AbsolutePunk Interview: Tragic Hero Records. Absolutepunk.net [1]